Archive for December, 2007
Idaho Nordic On-Snow Clinic
Posted on December 28th, 2007
| January 5, 2008 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm |
For those of you that are not headed to the Prairie Creek Classic, Jeff Gasser will be leading a skate clinic on Saturday, January 5th for Idaho Nordic members.
This will be a one hour clinic beginning at 10am, followed by an hour of free skiing. The clinic would be geared towards the beginner/intermediate crowd.
Meet in front of the Frontier Point Lodge, Bogus at 10am sharp.
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Ricks Basin Rally, Grand Targhee Resort
Posted on December 28th, 2007
| January 19, 2008 - |
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Terrace Lakes Open for Skiing
Posted on December 28th, 2007
Terrace Lakes Resort in Garden Valley is open for nordic skiing. They have an 18″ base.
Passes are $10/Adults and $5/17 under and include a Swimming pass in their world famous geothermal pool.
Terrace Lakes offers a restaurant and a full bar trailside!
Information and directions at www.terracelakes.com
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Bogus Challenge #1 Results
Posted on December 28th, 2007
1 Eric Jensen 40 M 0:24:24
2 Joe Jensen 34 M 0:24:25
3 Matt Grover 38 M 0:25:23
4 Will Northrop37 M 0:27:29
5 Daryl Hegerle 41 M 0:27:43
6 Matt Fethke 37 M 0:28:43
7 Tom Alrichs 37 M 0:29:37
8 Sean O’Shea 39 M 0:29:51
9 Mike Webber 55 M 0:30:22
10 Matt Newbill 26 M 0:30:42
11 Carl Hoerger 51 M 0:31:13
12 Mark Ryan 50 M 0:31:39
13 Jeff Cramer 40 M 0:32:20
1F MichelleJensen 37 F 0:32:35
2F Carole Severa 50 F 0:32:39
3F Jessica Jensen 33 F 0:32:40
14 Mike Judge 51 M 0:33:42
15 Jeff Fereday 57 M 0:35:04
4F Liz Paul 50 F 0:35:39
16 Allen Pitt 43 M 0:35:49
5F Yvette Pelletie43 F 0:36:05
17 Raleigh Jensen 67 M 0:38:39
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Swix Race Service Report - Race for Diamonds, McCall
Posted on December 27th, 2007
| December 29, 2007 - |
EVENT: RACE FOR DIAMONDS, JUG MOUNTAIN
Saturday, December 29th
Forecast from NOAA:
Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: Periods of snow. High near 22. Chance of precipitation is 80%
Ski Selection: Soft flex ski.
Base Prep: If skis bases are dirty, clean skis with Swix CH10. Scrape and brush using Course Bronze Brush (T158) or Fine Steel brush (T192).
GLIDE WAX
Race Wax: Brush skis with Swix Med Bronze Brush (T162) tip to tail 10 repetitions. Apply Swix HF7. Iron in at 135C, 5 seconds tip to tail x 3 repetitions. Cool ski 5 minutes and then scrape and brush with Swix Med Course Brush (T162) x 10 repetitions tip to tail followed by the Swix Blue Nylon Polish Brush (T160) x 10 repetitions tip to tail.
Speed at all costs: Apply Swix FC7 Cera F Powder. Iron in at 145C, 5 seconds tip to tail. Cool for five minutes and brush out using Stiff Black Nylon Brush (T194) or horsehair followed by Fluorocarbon dedicated Blue Nylon (T160). Swix FC1 Turbo will also be a great alternative to the FC07.
Structure: Swix Super Riller T401 with .25mm linear rill. Apply rill after you have finished scraping and brushing.
KICK WAX
Kick Zone Prep: Sand kick zone with 100 grit sandpaper – linear motion ONLY! Apply a thin layer of Swix VG35 ironed in at 110C.
Race Kick Wax: Swix VR40. Apply race kick wax at site using the Power Pyramid. If there are large amounts of new snow and your wax is “shearing” and losing kick, try a longer, not thicker, wax pocket before going to a warmer wax.
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SWIX WAX RECOMMENDATION - BOGUS CHALLENGE #1
Posted on December 20th, 2007
| December 22, 2007 - |
EVENT: BOGUS CHALLENGE #1 - Freestyle
Bogus Basin Nordic Center - (Boise, Idaho)
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Registration in Lodge: 8:30 to 9:15
Race Start times: 10:00am - 1k & 3k // approx. 10:25 – 5k & 10k
FORECAST: (NOAA)- Bogus Basin
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 8 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. South southeast wind between 8 and 17 mph
SKI SELECTION: soft to medium flex ski
BASE PREP: Brush 10 strokes with medium bronze brush (T162) prior to applying glide wax.
STRUCTURE: Fine Linear Structure
(Windy conditions will pull moisture from snow and blowing dry snow onto to track)
GLIDE WAX:
2 options: FAST & SUPER FAST
FAST: SWIX LF6 (10F to 21F)
Super Fast: SWIX HFBD6 (10F to 21F)
Apply race wax SWIX LF6 or SWIX HFBD6. Scrape and brush with Swix Medium Bronze Brush (T0162) 10 strokes. Do final brushing blue nylon (T160) 10 strokes. There are other expensive coatings that would run fast, but save it for an important race.
“You all must have been naughty this year, Santa will deliver the nastiest, most painful race course on the planet!”
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BOGUS CHALLENGE #1 - RACE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Posted on December 20th, 2007
| December 22, 2007 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am |
We have exciting volunteer experiences for you on Saturday. BBNT is hosting the Bogus Challenge this Saturday, Dec. 22nd and are in need of some volunteers to help out. Specifically they need Course Marshals and Starter/Timers. We would need you to meet upstairs in the lodge at 9:00. Races start at 10am.
If you want to volunteer please e-mail ejensen@aceco.com and I will let BBNT know you are going to help out. Below are the job descriptions. Thank you!
Job Description: Race Timers/ Course Marshals
Race timers will have crew of at least three people.1. When all timers are accounted for the race secretary can meet with the whole group to go over the: race course, start times, grooming report, hazards, and concerns about the course. (We are most concerned with safety of racers as well as patrons.)
Timing Crew Outline:
Chief of Timing (also a spotter or a recorder)
Spotter X 1
Recorder X 2
Chief of timing:
The chief of timing will be the contact with the race secretary to finalize any registration nuances, course details like hazards and tricky corners, and start times. He/she then relays this information to the rest of the timing crew. The chief of timing should also be responsible for calling the racers to the starting line and then giving them the “race talk” on safety, double poling, and course directions.
Before each race starts the chief of timing will call all of the racers in that group to the start line. When everyone is at the line he/she will go over the race course in detail along with course directions, starting commands and starting procedure. In a skate race we usually have the racers double pole a certain distance, usually about 50M, before they skate so the field spreads out. (Example: “The command will be ready, set, go; on go please make sure that you double pole to the line/flags 50M up the trail. After that skate away, and make sure that you take that certain left hand turn carefully because there isn’t very much snow.”)
Spotter:
It tends to work well to have one person spotting bibs before the finish line and calling the numbers back to the people who record finish times.
Recorders:
The recorders will be responsible to write the finishing time of the bib down in the correct place. We will have the timing sheets that you can fill out as people finish. It will be a simple spread sheet with columns for: name, age, gender, bib number, start time, and finish time. The timers can fill out the start time and the finish time, the registration volunteers will fill out the rest.
Course Marshals:
Course Marshals will know the course in detail and be directed to control a designated intersection on the course to direct racers. Course Marshals will ski out to the specified location. More importantly marshals will warn recreational skiers that a race is in progress.
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BOGUS CHALLENGE #1 - INFO UPDATED
Posted on December 19th, 2007
| December 22, 2007 - |
Hosted by the Bogus Basin Nordic Team Freestyle: 1k, 3k, 5k, and 10k Registration: upstairs in the lodge from 8:00 to 9:15a.m. Racing start at 10:00, the two short races 1k/3k will be run to the last finisher, then 5k/10k will start
Call the Bogus Basin Nordic Center at 332-5390 for details.
Look for the SWIX Wax Recommendation to be posted on Thursday.
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SWIX Race Service Report- McCall Winterstart
Posted on December 13th, 2007
| December 16, 2007 - |
EVENT: 2007 McCall Winterstart Races
Bear Basin Ski Trails, McCall, Idaho
Sunday, December 16, 2007
11:30am 1k – J5
11:45am 2.5k – J4/J3
12:00noon 5k & 10k – J2 >>> Masters
FORECAST: (NOAA)
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 26. West southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
SKI SELECTION: medium flex ski
BASE PREP: If your skis have had a warmer wax or have been skied on dirty snow conditions; Clean skis with Swix Base Prep 99 using hot scrape method, let cool, scrape and brush. If skis are already relatively clean just brush 10 strokes with medium bronze brush prior to applying race wax.
STRUCTURE: Fine Linear Structure
GLIDE WAX:
2 options: FAST & SUPER FAST
FAST: SWIX LF6 (10F to 21F)
Super Fast: SWIX HFBD6 (10F to 21F)
Apply race wax SWIX LF7 or SWIX HFBD7. Scrape and brush with Swix Medium Bronze Brush (T0162) 15 strokes. Do final brushing with medium nylon 10 strokes and fine nylon 10 strokes.
Good Luck everyone!
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Bogus Light Aiming Night
Posted on December 10th, 2007
| December 13, 2007 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Bogus Basin Nordic Center
Light Aiming Night for 30 new light poles
(and a few of the older ones in need of “redirection”) We are looking for 11 to 15 volunteers to put the last touches on the 1.2 km of new solar lights on the Nordic Highway.
This involves working in the cold at night. Not suitable for children.
We have 2 step ladders (extension type, 20 ft). We could use 3 more. Folks generally will work in groups of 3.Please bring:
–plenty of warm clothes, thin and thick gloves
–head lamps
–flat head screw driver
–skis etc
–snow boots if conditions change & we walk the route; Or, if you like to climb ladders, but not in your ski boots.We need a head count if you are volunteering by TUESDAY, Dec. 11 at 5 pm.
Reply to kayhum@velocitus.net
You will get a confirmation email. If conditions change unexpectedly, we will plan on a different date.
THE NORDIC GROUP will provide: Hot Drinks.
Bread & hot vegetarian chili or a hearty soup.
Please bring your own cold drinks.Thanks !!! The Nordic Group
– Kay Hummel, Solar Trails Coordinator
Boise Nordic Foundation, Inc.
The Nordic Group & Bogus Basin Nordic Team together make up Boise Nordic Foundation, a 501C(3) charitable organization devoted to enhancing cross country ski education and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in the Boise area
